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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bitter Grounds, and Other People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Runt decide at the end of the story?
(a) To return to his family, who he knows will miss him if he stays with Dearly.
(b) To go into the farmhouse, so he can stay with Dearly forever as a ghost.
(c) To go to the police to report that there are dangerous things living in the farmhouse.
(d) To take Dearly home with him, so he can haunt his brothers.

2. How did the narrator first meet the detective?
(a) He met him in the army.
(b) They sat next to each other at the theatre.
(c) The detective consulted him on a case.
(d) He was looking for somewhere to live.

3. What else do they want from her?
(a) Her hand in marriage.
(b) Some bread rolls.
(c) A key to the treasure.
(d) A cup of tea.

4. Why can the narrator not return to fairyland?
(a) He doesn't believe in fairies anymore.
(b) He was thrown out and told never to return.
(c) He is too old.
(d) He broke a fairy's heart.

5. In 'Forbidden Brides...' what draws Amelia toward the house?
(a) The sound of haunting music on the air.
(b) A strange unearthly glow coming from the basement.
(c) A single light flickering in the topmost room.
(d) A signpost pointing down a track in the woods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Inspector Lestrade visit them?

2. What bad habits does the detective warn the narrator that he has?

3. What do the boys dare the narrator to do?

4. What does the boy in 'The Flints of Memory Lane' see that frightens him so much?

5. When the writer does try writing fantasy, what is Amelia doing now?

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